Nvidia L40 vs Nvidia RTX 3080

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 12.1x less per hour and still buys 4.0x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Nvidia L40

$0.34/GPU/hr

cheapest of 4 providers · Vast.ai

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Released Q4 2022
  • Median $0.62/GPU/hr
  • $245 per 730-hour month
  • 4 in stock In stock
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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU4.8x on the Nvidia L40
Memory bandwidth1.1x on the Nvidia L40
FP16 / BF16 dense3.0x on the Nvidia L40
Board power1.1x on the Nvidia L40

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia L40 Nvidia RTX 3080
Cheapest listed $0.34 $0.03
Median across providers $0.62 $0.09
Most expensive listed $1.00 $0.17
Providers 4 3
Reporting stock 4 2
One month, 730 hours $245 $20

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L40 or the Nvidia RTX 3080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40 starts at $0.34 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 at $0.03. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 12.1x less per hour and still buys 4.0x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia L40: 4 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.34 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 3080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.03 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L40: $245 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080: $20 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.